O eternity, you word of thunder,o sword, that pierces through my soul,o beginning that has no end!O eternity, time without time,out of great sorrow I do not knowwhere I should turn.My heart completely terrified shuddersso that my tongue sticks to my gums.

Oh! but Oh! What great danger
confronts the soul
as it goes along the path to death!
Perhaps the vengeance of hell
will make death terrifying
as he seeks to devour your soul;
perhaps my soul is already damned
to everlasting destruction.

If I die in the Lord,
is blessedness really my share and inheritance?
My body will be food for worms!
Yes, my limbs will become
dust and earth once more.
Since I am called a child of death,
it seems that I shall rot in the grave.

It is enough;
Lord, when it pleases you,
then grant me release!
May my Jesus come
Now good night, o World.
I am going to Heavenís house
I go confidently there with joy,
my great sorrow remains down below.
It is enough.